Deputy President, The Right Hon Lord Hodge, to retire from the UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 

Lord Hodge, the Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, has today (Tuesday 17th December) announced his intention to retire on 31st December 2025.  

Lord Hodge has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court and the JCPC since 1st October 2013 and was appointed as Deputy President in January 2020. Appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1996, before becoming a Supreme Court Justice Lord Hodge worked as a judge in Scotland, Jersey and Guernsey.  

Lord Hodge said:

“It is and has been a great honour to serve the United Kingdom in the Supreme Court. I will greatly miss the company of my friends and colleagues in the Court but owe it to my wife to step back at this stage of our lives.” 

Further details about Lord Hodge’s judicial career can be found here.

Further information:

• It is expected that the Lord Chancellor will convene an independent selection commission under rules set by Parliament to fill the vacancy resulting from the forthcoming retirement of Lord Hodge. 

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